Babbling

[rusty_halo]

Psst ...

Note to drujan: You must go read thedeadlyhook's LJ. You will love her perceptive commentary on the Buffyverse, particularly on Buffy. She's also the one who wrote those wonderful reviews at Just Stake Me.

Note to soulmate815: The wonderful Spike & Joyce story I was telling you about is DeNile by indri. (If anyone else out there hasn't read this one yet, go read it! It's one of my favorite stories ever.)

Yesterday I bought 20 postcards at a gift shop near me ($.35 each) and spent two hours writing notes on all of them, to various people at Fox, ME, UPN, TNT, and certain media outlets. Just need to get postcard stamps tomorrow and I'm set. Now, c'mon everyone, you too. Just pick up some postcards; you'll find addresses here among many other places.

I bought my ticket to the Creation Buffy/Angel con in Jersey in March. Looking forward to seeing rockgoddes and redeem147 and others there. :)

To do:
Figure out if I'm going to Toronto Trek or not
(If so) figure out Toronto Trek hotel room/roommate situation
(If so) get Toronto Trek plane tickets

Figure out how long I want to stay in Vegas
Reserve WriterCon hotel room
Find WriterCon roommates
Get WriterCon plane tickets

I think jaydk is going to handle our DragonCon hotel and airfare, but I must check with her about it.

I spent four hours tonight in the most boring class ever. We watched this movie that was so boring I couldn't *stand* it. I started braiding strands of my hair into little braids, and then braiding the little braids into bigger braids, because I couldn't sit still.

I forget the name of the movie; it was from 1969 and was about a psychologist who talks crazy women into having sex with him (or not) and films it all with a hidden camera. All you see is clips from the hidden camera. Mostly it's these weird women jumping around naked and screeching, and lots of really irritating pretentious selfish people talking about nothing.

Sudden change of topic...

So, let's review:

Action: Giles and Jenny start to get back together after a period of separation
Result: Jenny dies horribly

Action: Angel gets his soul back, reunites with Buffy, she tells him she loves him
Result: Angel dies horribly

Action: Joyce's romantic life starts to pick up, she gets flowers from a suitor
Result: Joyce dies

Action: Tara and Willow have a happy reunion after months of separation
Result: Tara dies horribly

Action: Buffy finally admits to Spike that she loves him
Result: Spike dies horribly

Action: Angel and Cordelia rush to express their love for each other
Result: Cordelia ascends, setting in motion the events that lead to her death

Things aren't boding so well for Fred, are they?

As much as I admit that Joss Whedon's shows are some of the best on television, he's got his own formula and it's pretty damn predictable.

I also sort of wonder what this means. People start to get together romantically, and misery ensues. Is it a negative comment on romance? Sex = death?

Or is just a way to drive the knife in as deeply as possible, make it hurt extra when the person dies because we see how much promise their life had? Which is kind of disturbing on a couple of levels. First, the implication that a death isn't quite so meaningful if the person's life wasn't full of promise when the person died. Second that romantic love = your life's potential. Romance gives life meaning? Why does romance signify happiness/potential?

The only time I can remember significant death where this didn't happen was with Jonathan and Anya. (Though it's debatable whether the writers even considered Anya's death significant. And she does get back with Xander shortly before, but that's not her big poignant moment, which is her realization about humanity blah blah blah.) In their cases, we saw how much they'd grown as people, and that's what made their deaths hurt so much. I like that method better, though, because the poignance is emphasized by showing who they are and how they've grown as individuals, not just because they're romantically involved with someone.

Meh. I'm just babbling because I'm tired, and it's too much effort to go get ready for bed, and I really ought to update my website before I go to sleep ...

Speaking of which, visits to my site went *way* up this week. I guess it's the Angel cancellation publicity? *cries*

And speaking of that, there are big ads for "One Tree Hill" and "Smallville" all over my neighborhood, and all over the NYU area. No ads for "Angel," though. Gee, maybe the *lack of promotion* could have something to do with that show's comparitively smaller ratings?

And speaking of Smallville, could that show possibly be any more lame? I retract every nice thing I've said about it. The last few episodes have been like bad after school specials. I love Lex, and Lionel, but the minimal time they get is so not worth it.

Totally random topic change again...

Oh, hey, check it out. My dad sent me pictures of my babies cats. Aren't they wonderful? The white one is Vanilla, who is 18 years old and very bossy. The striped one is Angel (named before the TV character existed!) who my dad calls "Penny" and everyone else calls "The Devil Cat." She is insane. Lucifer, the youngest, isn't pictured, because he thinks he's dog and the others wouldn't deign to let him hang out with them.











We had a conversation at work the other day which reminded me what a freak I am. We're writing this book about our favorite vegan products (don't ask, it's not my idea) and we have to all write something about whatever products we like. I suggested that we all write down our ideas privately, in a database-like thing, and then we can reply to each other, sort of like LJ comments. Converse in writing. Everyone else said, no, let's just have a meeting, talk out loud, and someone can transcribe it.

That idea is horrible to me. I would do sooo much better writing on my own than talking in person. In person I'm quiet and inarticulate and totally unable to communicate well. In writing I'm so much more able to say what I mean. (Not that I'm great in writing, but much much better than in person.)

Which reminds me that my colloquium is coming up. Oh, god, panic. It's where I have to talk about 25 books with three professors for two hours and if I don't pass I fail college. Now, see, if this were in *writing* I would be fine. In person, I'm afraid I'm going to be unable to speak, and then say something that's totally wrong and not what I mean, and not be able to clarify it because I won't have the words, and they'll all go "Dear god, how did this idiot get through four years of college?"

Anyway. My dad asked to see these the other day, and I figured I'd share them here too in case anyone cares. Let me know if you have comments.

Booklist (Word doc, 1 page)
Rationale (Word doc, 3 pages)

(The pre-1600 stuff is in there by requirement. I know it doesn't make any sense. *panics more*)

Now. Must find something to archive before bed.... Oh, I know! Doyle said I could archive her secret slasha fic. Okay ... off to archive.

Comments

[rockgoddes.livejournal.com]

In person I'm quiet and inarticulate and totally unable to communicate well.

The next time you say this I'm gonna come down there and swat you upside the head into the middle of next week. You have absolutely no problem expressing yourself verbally! I have no idea what you're talking about when you say things like this, because this so does not describe the person I've roomed and hung out with. You're exceptionally articulate, passionate and quick-thinking in conversation. So who on earth are you talking about here, your other personality? And when can I meet her?

Your white cat looks exactly like the one I had from age 6 weeks to 17 years...sob...miss my Tango!

Your observations regarding Joss and his happiness-can't-be-allowed mentality is bang-on. Even people I know who aren't spoiled said immediately after Fred and Wes's kiss last week, 'Uh oh, which one of them is going to die now?" Predictable, Joss, predictable.

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[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

So who on earth are you talking about here, your other personality?

Er, the personality I have when I'm around strangers or in large groups, I guess? Or when I'm around authority figures, such as, y'know, people who have the power to prevent me from graduating college.

Your observations regarding Joss and his happiness-can't-be-allowed mentality is bang-on. Even people I know who aren't spoiled said immediately after Fred and Wes's kiss last week, 'Uh oh, which one of them is going to die now?" Predictable, Joss, predictable.

Yup, I too was struck by how many unspoiled people were saying that. Joss is talented, but he needs to let his talent grow; otherwise he's just stagnating and repeating himself. (Though unfortunately I think Firefly was a real attempt at growth, so I'm sad that he wasn't able to follow through on it.)

Your white cat looks exactly like the one I had from age 6 weeks to 17 years...sob...miss my Tango!

Awww. *hugs* White cats are so beautiful, aren't they? Vanilla constantly astounds me; she's so pretty.